David Soto

David Soto
Personal information
Full name David Soto Sánchez
Date of birth (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Ourense, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Compostela
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2012 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Celta B 86 (0)
2011 Celta 1 (0)
2015–2016 Almería B 12 (0)
2016–2017 Boiro 17 (0)
2017–2018 Cerceda 37 (0)
2018–2019 Lorca 31 (0)
2019–2021 Compostela 50 (3)
2021–2023 Pontevedra 66 (1)
2023– Compostela 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

David Soto Sánchez (born 16 October 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Segunda Federación – Group 1 club Compostela as a centre-back.

Club career

Born in Ourense, Galicia, Soto played youth football with local Celta de Vigo. Still a junior, he and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2009–10 season, in Segunda División B.

On 4 June 2011 Soto appeared in his first game as a professional, starting in a 3–0 home win against FC Cartagena in the Segunda División championship.[1] It was his only appearance with the main squad, however.

On 5 August 2015 Soto moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B also in the third tier.[2] The following 13 July, he signed for CD Boiro.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 February 2021[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2009–10[5] Segunda División B 1 0 — — 1 0
2010–11 5 0 — — 5 0
2011–12 4 0 — — 4 0
2012–13[6] Tercera División 16 0 — 1[a] 0 17 0
2013–14 Segunda División B 32 0 — — 32 0
2014–15 28 0 — — 28 0
Total 86 0 0 0 1 0 87 0
Celta 2010–11 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Almería B 2015–16 Segunda División B 12 0 — — 12 0
Boiro 2016–17 Segunda División B 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
Cerceda 2017–18 Segunda División B 37 0 — — 37 0
Lorca 2018–19[6] Tercera División 31 0 2 0 1[a] 0 34 0
Compostela 2019–20[6] Tercera División 25 1 — — 25 1
2020–21 Segunda División B 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
Total 38 1 0 0 0 0 38 1
Career total 222 1 3 0 2 0 227 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Tercera División Promotion

References

  1. ^ Balaídos se reencuentra con el triunfo justo antes de la promoción (Balaídos rediscovers winning ways just before the promotion); Marca, 4 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Almería B ficha al central David Soto, procedente del Celta de Vigo (Almería B signs stopper David Soto, from Celta de Vigo)[permanent dead link‍]; UD Almería, 5 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Boiro cierra el fichaje del central David Soto (Boiro complete the signing of stopper David Soto); La Voz de Galicia, 13 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ David Soto at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Soto, David Soto Sánchez - Futbolista". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "David Soto - S.D. Compostela :: Fútbol de Galicia ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.